Saturday, December 9th, 1972

Billboard magazine carries a review of Tommy by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chambre Choir with Guest Soloists as well as an article about the marketing of the album.
The review reads:

The quality of Pete Townshend's "Tommy" lies in the visual ramifications of the cast. It is quite impossible to hear Ringo Starr as Uncle Ernie without the mind's eye actually viewing the entire scene, ditto Merry Clayton's "Acid Queen," Rod Stewart's "local lad," Richie Haven's "Hawker," etc. The orchestrations and choral work underscore the torment, triumph and eventual downfall of Roger Paltry (sic) as Tommy.